I feel so honored to have made so many good friends in these short 4 months. I did not want to come back, not just yet. I felt like I have so many things left to do in Japan. This study abroad experience has been one of the most memorable events in my life. This experience has also started me in thinking about possible career options in Japan. I am planning on minoring in Japanese, along with my IT major and Supply Chain minor. It’ll be busy work but I do not want to lose my Japanese speaking skills. 

I got back last night at 11PM last night. My plane landed in NYC at around 6PM, and I went through customs without any problems. I met my family 30 minutes later and we went to eat and then we drove back to Philadelphia.

Looking back at the times in Japan, I feel like it was all a dream. It seems like so long ago already. Now I have to get used to the American lifestyle again. First, I will need to sleep normally. I only had 4 hours of sleep last night; I don’t know if it’s because of jetlag or because I just normally don’t sleep at normal hours.

I will definitely keep in touch with all my friends back in Japan. They were the reason I didn’t want to board the plane back to America! I miss them all already, but I know I will see them again in the near future!